China, ChineseGovernment 1913 Reorganisation Gold Loan, 2 x bonds for £20, and bond for 189.40 roubles, all with vignette of Mercury and Chinese scenes, brown and green respectively, also Boxer Loan of 1925, bond for $50, all with coupons, all VF. (4).

China, ChineseGovernmentShanghai-Hanchow Ningpo Railway Completion Loan of 1936, bonds for £50 and £100, both large format with vignette of Sun Yat Sen at top right, various colours, with coupons, VF. (2).

China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, unissued bond for £25, also known as reserve stock of which only 45 are reported to exist, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, ornate border, large format, red, with full coupons, AEF. (1).

China, ChineseImperialGovernmentGold Loan of 1898, unissued bond for £50, also known as reserve stock of which only 45 are reported to exist, Deutsch-Asiatische Bank issue, ornate border, large format, orange, with full coupons, AEF. (1).

China, ImperialChineseGovernment 1908 Gold Loan, bond for £20, French issue, and bond for £100, British issue, both with vignette of walled city, green and mauve respectively, right and bottom margins uneven where coupons cut for payment, no coupons remain, both AVF. (2).

China, Lung-Tsing-U-Hai Railway Dutch issues, bond for 1,000 florins, 1920 and bond for 1,000 florins 1923, both with vignette of bridge at top, also 2 x bondholders certificates of 1928, all with coupons, all VF. (4).

China, Shanghai Power Company, registered debenture, 1934, vignette of waterfront scene which has been overprinted with an endorsement, black & orange, lot also include a 1925 ‘Boxer? bond for $50 gold, both VF. (2).

China, The 36th Year (1947) Short Term Treasury Note of the Republic of China, first issue, bond for $10, vignette of Chiang-Kai-Shek at top right and lorry at bottom right, text in Chinese with English on reverse, red, small format, no coupons remain, also Canton Citizen-Self-Governing LotteryLoan, bond for 1 yuan, central vignette of building, small format, red & blue, both VF. (2).

Germany, Free State of Saxony 1927 Sterling Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, all with large vignette of allegorical female holding sheaf of wheat, orange, blue and brown respectively, with coupons, only 350 bonds of the £500 denomination were issued, thus scarce, VF. (3).

Great Britain, A.B.C. Motors (1920) Ltd., certificate for preference shares, 1920, this company originally made motor cycles and engines, in 1920 it completed its first motor car, factory was situated in Surrey, ornate border, blue, AVF. (1).

Great Britain, Channel Tubular Railway Preliminary Co. Ltd., certificate No.86,336-340 for five shares, London 1892, very attractive design incorporating train in tube under the channel and scenes of the English and French coasts, text in English and French, black & yellow, minor creasing to margins, does not effect print, otherwise VF.(1).

Great Britain, States of the Island of Jersey, issued £5 interest bearing note together with an unissued note, both 1840, Jersey coat of arms at top, the issued note has ink cancellations through signatures, both VF. (2).

Great Britain, Sunderland Towage Co. Ltd., archive of the companies share certificates, 135 x certificates for fully paid shares, including certificate No.1, all cancelled, plus book containing 7 x partially issued certificates and 46 x unissued certificates, also 50 x fully paid preference shares, all cancelled, plus book containing 2 x certificates with signatures removed and 45 x unissued certificates, all issued certificates dated 1900-1918, blue and red respectively, issued mostly VF, unissued mostly EF. (285).The Sunderland Towage Company was founded on 1st August 1900 to own and manage the tugs formerly owned by a Sunderland Collier Company Messrs Taylor and Sanderson. The initial capital was £2,400 in £1 shares, this was later increased to £10,000, made up of 5,000 ordinary shares and 5,000 preference shares. By March 1918 William France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd, a much larger tug owning company of Newcastle, had acquired a large proportion of the issued shares. It is believed that the remaining shareholders transferred their holdings into a new company, France, Fenwick Tyne and Wear Ltd.

Russia, City of Baku 1910 Loan, bonds for £20, £100 and £500, all with coat of arms at top, various colours, all with coupons, the £500 bond is damaged with piece missing from right margin and edge splits, Fair-AVF. (3).

Russia, City of Kieff, 23rd Loan dated 1914, bond for £100, ornate design with coat of arms at top, black & red on pink, with coupons, the 23rd issue bonds are scarce, this example has a Russian printed revenue stamp and a UK imprinted stamp, which appears to have been cancelled by the UK stamping office, neat repair to small split at central fold, otherwise VF. (1).

Russia, City of Nikolaef 1912 Loan, second series, bond for £500, coat of arms at top, red with coupons, only 14 bonds of this denomination were issued, small piece is missing from right margin and small hole in embossed revenue stamp, otherwise AVF. (1).

Russia, ImperialRussian Cotton & Jute Factory Ltd., 7 x bearer certificates, 1889-1902, all different, either denomination or capital, very ornate, text in English and French, various colours, all with UK revenue stamps, all with coupons, all VF. (7).

Russia, Russian 1822 RothschildLoan, bond No.3341 for £111 or 720 roubles, double headed eagle at top, hand signed by Nathan Meyer Rothschild in margin as contractor, black, with talon, usual weakness at folds, however in better condition than that usually seen for this issue, about AVF. (1).

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